13. Innovative Delivery Strategies –Describe how the development and use of innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous courses and curricula through the use of technology, including distance-learning technologies, will be encouraged, particularly in areas that would not otherwise have access to such courses or curricula due to geographical distances or insufficient resources.
The district uses a variety of innovative technology measures to support the infusion of technology into the curriculum. The following are some of the innovative technologies provided along with staff development and technical support to help with incorporating them into the classroom.
•Classroom resources available via the Internet
•Classroom websites and homework/class calendars
•High School's Achievement Center
•Proposed middle school "Achievement Center"
•Online textbooks
•Email assignments out to students by the teacher and students returning assignments via email (Drop Box)
•Classroom blogging websites
•Podcasting
•Wikis
•NoteShare
•Video conferencing opportunities at the Middle and High Schools
•Interactive White Boards
•Courses available via iTunes University
•Skype and Skypecasting
•Online content and courses delivered through the district's Moodle server
•Provide staffing support for the use on innovative technologies
•Mobile labs at all schools are available for staff to roll into their classroom and access network services via wireless
•Use of digital media in classrooms
•Online science and math labs
•E-Instruction
•Sharing, editing and collaborating with online documents
•Porta Portal websites
•Use of virtual online activities (Dissection simulation)
•Online testing and assessment capabilities
•Online Editing
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